Curtain-bracket.



IIIFIE STAE ARCHIBALD W. APPLETON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CURTAIN-BRACKET.

.Application filed January 20, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARCHIBALD W. AP- PLETON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to Which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to supportingbrackets for curtain poles and itsobject is to provide a device of this character which is adjustable topoles of dierent lengths to fasten them in position.

Another object is to provide a bracket which can be readily detachedwhen it is desired to lower the pole mounted therein.

A still further object is to provide a bracket by which the pole can beadjusted from or toward the window casing tok which it is connected.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of asocket adapted to be fastened in any desirable manner to a window casingand which has hooks for engaging a supporting slide from which an armprojects. A pole engaging member is rotatably and slidably mountedwithin this arm and has means for securing it in adjusted position.

The invention also consists of the further novel constructions andcombinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanhing drawings I have shown the preferred form of myinvention.

In said drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a portion of acurtain pole connected to a window casing by means of my improvedbracket; Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through the pole engaging socketand the parts connected thereto; and Fig. 3 is a erspective view of atool which may be utilized for removing the bracket, said bracket beingshown by dotted lines in position upon the tool.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference 1 is a supportcomprising a base 2 and parallel hooks 8 at the sides thereof which areadapted to receive and support arms 4 extending laterally from a slide5. This slide has inwardly extending flanges 6 along the sides thereofand an upwardly ex- Specifcaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 107 1908'.

Serial No. 411,704.

tending arm 7 provided at its free end with a sleeve S. A rod 9 isrotatably and slidably mounted within the sleeve and has a right angleextension 1() at one end to which is secured a socket '11 of suflicientsize to receive one end of curtain pole 12. This socket is parallel withthe rod 9 and can be locked in any desired relation to the arm 7 bymeans of a set screw 13 which is located in the sleeve 8 and is adaptedto engage rod 9.

It will be seen that when the slide 5 is in position between the hooks 3it will be rigidly supported thereby and curtain pole 12 will be heldsecurely against movement. By loosening the screw 13 rod 9 can be slidlongitudinally and rotated so as to move the socket 11 from or towardthe pole 12 and into a desired relation with the window casing 14.

The entire bracket together with the pole can be quickly removed fromthe casing by means of a tool such as shown in Fig. 3. This toolcomprises a handle 15 having a blade 16 which is adapted to rojectbetween the flanges 6 of slide 5. S oulders 17 are formed upon oppositeedgesy of the blade and serve to contact with said flanges. By slidingthe blade 16 between franges 6 the shoulder 7 will come into contactwith said flanges and by continuing the upward movement of the tool theslide 5 will be raised from its supporting hooks 3 and can be loweredfrom the window casing.

It will be seen that this bracket can be adjusted to fit poles ofdifferent lengths and a pole after being secured thereto can be swungtoward or away from the window casing so as to attain the desiredadjustment. The bracket is of very simple and inexpensive constructionand can be quickly connected to a supporting structure and does notdetract from the appearance of the window or other device to which itmay be secured.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention but I do not limit myself thereto as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right tomake such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a support havingengaging means thereon, a slide interposed between and mounted withinthe engaging means, an arm extending from the slide, a device capable ofrotatable and slidable movement adjustably connected to the arm, and apole engaging means upon said adjustable device.

2. A device of the character described comprising a support havingengaging por-Y tions, a slide interposed between and supported by theengaging portions, a tool-engaging portion upon said slide, Van armextending from the slide, a device capable of rotatable and slidablemovement adjustably connected to the arm, and a pole engaging socket onsaid adjustable device.

3. A device of the character described comprising a support havingengaging hooks, a slide adapted to be supported by said hooks, a toolengaging portion upon said slide, an arm extending from the slide, adevice capable of rotatable and slidable movement adjustably connectedto the arm, and melans on said device for engaging a curtain o e. p 4.As a new article of manufacture a curtain bracket comprising asupporting plate slide, and a pole engaging socket connected to the rod.V

5. As a new article of manufacture a sup porting plate having parallelhooks, a slide adapted to engage and be supported by the hoo is, a toolreceiving portion upon the slide, an arm extending from theslide, a rodrotatably and slidably mounted on the arm, means for securing the rod inadjusted position, and a tool engaging socket connected to the rod.

6. As a new article of manufacture a curtain bracket comprising asupporting plate having parallel hooks thereon, a slide adapted toengage and be su ported by the hooks,

a rotatable and slidab e rod adjustably connected to the slide, and apole engaging device connected to the rod.

7. The herein described device comprising a support arranged adjacent avertical'edge Y` V of a window frame, a Vdevice rotatably and slidablyheld by the support arranged at right angles to the device, and a socketcar-L ried by the device parallel therewith. Y

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARCHIBALD VW. APPLETON. Y

